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Weather on August, 17, 1998

Maximum temperature (degrees C): 26.1 (79.0 F)
Minimum temperature (degrees C): 22.8 (73.0 F)
Precipitation (mm): 60.5 (2.382 in)
Snowfall (mm): 0.0 (0.000 in)
Snow depth (mm): 0.0 (0.000 in)
Observed: Rain (may include freezing rain, drizzle, and
freezing drizzle)
Peak gust time (hours and minutes, i.e., HHMM):  1213
Average daily wind speed (meters per second): 2.2 (4.9 mph)
Time of fastest mile or fastest 1-minute wind
(hours and minutes, i.e., HHMM):  1214
Direction of fastest 2-minute wind (degrees): 70.0
Direction of fastest 5-second wind (degrees): 70.0
Fastest 2-minute wind speed (meters per second): 4.9 (11.0 mph)
Fastest 5-second wind speed (meters per second): 6.7 (15.0 mph)
Observed: Fog, ice fog, or freezing fog (may include heavy fog)
Observed: Smoke or haze
Observed: Heavy fog or heaving freezing fog (not always
distinquished from fog)
Observed: Mist
Average temperature (degrees C): 24.4 (75.9 F)